BAMBOO HOLDINGS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC282848 · ltd · incorporated 2005-04-07
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£72.35M
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Security dealing on own account
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (82/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
14 officers (3 active, 14 linked, 10 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 5 total, 5 with control declared
90
Director network
12 connected companies via shared directors
81
Filing history
105 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £72,347,806
Cash YoY
+45%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£3.0m
↑ 45% YoY
Net Worth
£72m
↑ 10% YoY
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash | £3.04M | £2.10M |
| Net assets | £72.35M | £65.58M |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (46 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-03📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-10📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2024-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-25📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-04-25📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-11-30📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2023-11-30📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-11-30📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-11-24➕MELLOR, David Charles appointeddirector
- 2023-11-24➖BOSCAWEN, Charles Richard resignedsecretary
- 2023-11-24➖BOSCAWEN, Charles Richard resigneddirector
- 2023-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-29📄second-filing-capital-allotment-sharescapital · RP04SH01
- 2022-04-20📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-04-14📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-04-13➖CHAMBERLAIN, Benedicta resigneddirector
- 2022-04-07📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2021-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-31📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-08-31📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2021-08-31📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-08-31📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2019-08-13➖CHAMBERLAIN, Arthur resigneddirector
- 2011-05-05➖HILLERSTROM, Hakan resigneddirector
- 2007-06-26➕CHAMBERLAIN, Julius Fergus appointeddirector
- 2007-06-26➕CHAMBERLAIN, Robert Hugo appointeddirector
- 2007-06-26➕CHAMBERLAIN, Arthur appointeddirector
- 2007-05-20➕HILLERSTROM, Hakan appointeddirector
- 2007-03-29➖HILLERSTROM, Hakan resigneddirector
- 2005-09-16➕BOSCAWEN, Charles Richard appointedsecretary
- 2005-09-16➖TAIT, George Daniel resignedsecretary
- 2005-09-16➕BOSCAWEN, Charles Richard appointeddirector
- 2005-09-16➕CHAMBERLAIN, Benedicta appointeddirector
- 2005-09-16➖HENDERSON, Ewan John resigneddirector
- 2005-09-16➕HILLERSTROM, Hakan appointeddirector
- 2005-09-16➖TAIT, George Daniel resigneddirector
- 2005-04-14➕TAIT, George Daniel appointedsecretary
- 2005-04-14➖DM COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2005-04-14➕HENDERSON, Ewan John appointeddirector
- 2005-04-14➕TAIT, George Daniel appointeddirector
- 2005-04-14➖DM DIRECTOR resignedcorporate-director
- 2005-04-07🏢Company incorporatedAs BAMBOO HOLDINGS LIMITED
- 2005-04-07➕DM COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2005-04-07➕DM DIRECTOR appointedcorporate-director
Owner dependency
68/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
43/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Brambling Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Brambling Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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BAMBOO HOLDINGS LIMITED
This company · SC282848
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Brambling Holdings Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 28/06/2021 |
4 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Julius Fergus Chamberlainceased 28/06/2021· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · trust interest
- Mr Charles Richard Boscawenceased 28/06/2021· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · trust interest
- Mrs Benedicta Chamberlainceased 28/06/2021· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · trust interest
- Mr Robert Hugo Chamberlainceased 28/06/2021· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · trust interest
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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🔒Tailored diligence questions
6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2005-04-07
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC64991 — Security dealing on own account
Registered office
Level 3, 6 St Andrew Square,
Edinburgh
EH2 2BD
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-21
Last: 2026-04-07
Officers (3 active · 11 resigned)
CHAMBERLAIN, Julius Fergus→
Activedirector · ~44y · appointed 2007-06-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
CHAMBERLAIN, Robert Hugo→
Activedirector · ~42y · appointed 2007-06-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MELLOR, David Charles→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2023-11-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BOSCAWEN, Charles Richard→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2005-09-16 · resigned 2023-11-24
TAIT, George Daniel→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2005-04-14 · resigned 2005-09-16
DM COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2005-04-07 · resigned 2005-04-14
BOSCAWEN, Charles Richard→
Resigneddirector · ~68y · appointed 2005-09-16 · resigned 2023-11-24
CHAMBERLAIN, Arthur→
Resigneddirector · ~47y · appointed 2007-06-26 · resigned 2019-08-13
CHAMBERLAIN, Benedicta→
Resigneddirector · ~82y · appointed 2005-09-16 · resigned 2022-04-13
HENDERSON, Ewan John→
Resigneddirector · ~58y · appointed 2005-04-14 · resigned 2005-09-16
HILLERSTROM, Hakan→
Resigneddirector · ~77y · appointed 2007-05-20 · resigned 2011-05-05
HILLERSTROM, Hakan→
Resigneddirector · ~77y · appointed 2005-09-16 · resigned 2007-03-29
TAIT, George Daniel→
Resigneddirector · ~73y · appointed 2005-04-14 · resigned 2005-09-16
DM DIRECTOR→
Resignedcorporate-director · appointed 2005-04-07 · resigned 2005-04-14
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Recent filings (105 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-14
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-11-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-09
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2024-10-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-16
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-04-25
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-04-25
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-11-30
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-11-30
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-11-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-22